How to build RAID volume in BP012 with LSI RAID adapter

Hardware:

BP012, PNOR: v1.7, BMC: v1.00.48

RAID Adapter: LSI 9361-8i

HDD: Toshiba 1TB SAS HDD x3

Process:

1.      Boot up BP012 with USB device contains storcli64 and DVD-ROM with OS (Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS ppcle64)

2.      Boot to BP012 to Petiboot menu

3.      Type x or exit to Petiboot shell

4.      Type mount to check path of USB device

5.      Change library to /var/petiboot/mnt/dev/sdb1/LSI-PNOR (assume storcli64 is in LSI-PNOR folder of USB flash)

6.      Tyep ./storcli64 /c0 show to check HDD location

7.      Type ./storcli64 /c0 add vd r5 Size=all drives=252:3-5 to create RAID volume

Hint:

/c0: select RAID controller 0

add vd: add new Virtual Drives

r5: Set RAID type to RAID 5

Size=all: Use all RAID size for new volume (Default value)

Drives=252:3-5: select 252:3, 4, 5 three HDD to create new RAID volume

8.      Type fdisk –l to check RAID volume

9.      Type exit to Petiboot menu

10.  Move curser to OS Install

11.  Type e to modify Petiboot option

12.  Add megaraid_sas.max_sectors=2048 at end of Boot arguments

13.  Move curser to [OK] to back to Petiboot menu

14.  Install OS

15.  Select 2TB RAID volume

16.  Finish OS install process

17.  Boot to OS